Charter of the Non-Aligned Nations of eRepublik Alliance

Charter of the Non-aligned Nations of eRepublik Alliance

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Article I – Preamble

Together we stand, divided we fall. Common cause preserves us and binds us to common action. We endeavour to ensure members have regular elections, maintain national territorial integrity, guard against unauthorised resistance wars, and harass common enemies until they desist or are destroyed.

This charter is legally binding upon all nations granted membership. Alliance membership states agreement with the goals, terms, and conditions of this Charter.

Article II – Aims

Our aims are to:

1. Assist in the defence of each other’s core regions and rental agreements.
2. Coordinate military action.
3. Preserve legitimate elections and sovereignty.
4. Create a platform to resolve differences amongst us.
5. Build economies with trade, advice, and loans.
6. Share intelligence to aid immigration, security and foreign policy.

Article III – Governance & Structure

1. The Alliance’s governance shall be performed by the Council who govern on behalf of the Alliance Assembly on daily matters.
2. The Alliance’s laws shall be determined by the Alliance Assembly.
3. The Alliance’s military strategy shall be determined by the Military Assembly.
4. The Rota is a list of all members in alphabetical order and is used to determine who’s turn it is to make an appointment for a position.
   1. If a nation is facing a revocation of membership proposal, then they are suspended from the rotation list until it is decided.
   2. New nations are added to the rota the month after membership is accepted.
   3. Nations may choose any citizen from their own nation or citizen from the Alliance using any method of their choosing.

Article IV - Alliance Assembly

1. The Alliance Assembly shall consist of:
   1. a Representative from each member who has the authority to make decisions on behalf of their nation, they have one (1) vote in the Assembly.
   2. the Consuls with one (1) vote each.
   3. up to two (2) Delegates from each Member with observer status to aide their CP or representative.
2. The Alliance Assembly meets at least once a month.
3. The Speaker is the lowest rota Consul present and presides over Alliance Assembly meetings.
4. Meetings require a quorum of 50% of the Representatives and 66% of the Consuls.
5. Binding resolutions are made with a proposal, a discussion and a vote.
6. Proposals are made in a forum or in summit (IRC/Skype) or in a thread (in-game mass mail).
7. In Forum and Thread:
   1. discussion is moderated by the Speaker.
   2. discussion requires at least 24-hours unless a Motion of Expedition is passed. A Motion of Expedition is a snap poll to close discussion and proceed to a vote. It requires a 50%+1 affirmation of the entire Alliance Assembly.
   3. quorum is the full alliance membership.
8. In Summit:
   1. discussion is moderated by the Speaker.
   2. quorum is the attendant membership.
9. Resolutions pass with a 66% majority once quorum is met.
10. Representatives and Consuls have 1 vote each.
11. Voting ends when the required majority is reached, or fails after 24 hours elapse with no majority (on forum).
12. The Alliance Assembly’s purview includes:
    1. Membership (see Article X)
    2. Consul appointment should a rota appointment not be made
    3. Reviewing the Council performance
    4. Correcting Council actions or decisions
    5. Amendments to the Charter and processes
    6. Strategic alliance alignment and intent
    7. Alliance resolutions
13. Non-member nations must request permission to address the Alliance Assembly. Any member of the Assembly may present the request to the Alliance Assembly. It is granted with a normal vote. If successful, the Speaker may add it to the current agenda or defer it to the next meeting's agenda.

Article V: Council

1. The Council consists of:
   1. The (3) Consuls with one (1) vote each,
   2. Up to six (6) Proconsuls,
   3. Three (3) Tribunes,
   4. Up to six (6) Centurions.
2. All Consuls are equal. Their rota order (1, 2 and 3) indicates their remaining term and hierarchy for delegating specified functions.
3. Each Consul serves a three (3) month term. They are Consul3 when they have 3 terms remaining, Consul2 in their second month and Consul1 in their last month.
4. The Consul3 is appointed each month per rota. If the rota nation fails to appoint a Consul3 by the 10th, then the Alliance Assembly may elect the Consul3.
5. Consuls may not hold an Executive position in a nation.
6. Consuls may serve multiple terms.
7. Should a Consul’s term prematurely end; then they are replaced by the rota nation who appointed them. They will serve out the remainder of the term of the Consul they replace. Example: A Consul2 is replaced with a new Consul2. Should no replacement be made available within 72-hours, then the Alliance assembly may elect a replacement.
8. Consuls may appoint up to six (6) Proconsuls who assist them in their duties. A Proconsul is appointed with a 66% majority vote of the Council.
9. The Council are responsible for:
   1. The daily running of the Alliance
   2. Advising the Alliance Assembly
   3. Assisting the Assemblies in performing their duties
10. The Consuls assisted by Proconsuls are responsible for:
    1. Chairing Alliance Assembly meetings.
    2. Setting Alliance goals in consultation with the Alliance Assembly.
    3. Ensuring that the Alliances Charter and Resolutions are upheld, enacted, and maintained.
    4. Acting as mediators between member nations.
    5. Making decisions regarding the best military strategy for the alliance and its members.
    6. Determining battle priority.
11. Tribunes assisted by Centurions are responsible for:
    1. Organising strikes.
    2. Calling battles.
    3. Tactical decisions in battle.
    4. Distributing supplies.
    5. Quarter Mastering for supplied battles.

Article VI – Military Assembly

1. The Military Assembly consists of:
   1. the Council with one (1) vote each.
   2. two (2) Defence Department Representatives from each nation’s Department of Defence with one vote each.
   3. one (1) Military Unit Representative from each Military Unit in alliance nations with one (1) vote for each Military Unit with more than twelve members.
2. The Military Assembly are responsible for:
   1. Communicating Alliance orders to their respective National Armies and Military Units.
   2. Advising the Council on military strategy and tactics.
   3. Planning supply logistics.
3. Three (3) Tribunes are appointed each month per rota and serve one (1) month.
4. There are six (6) Centurion to assist the Tribunes and they serve one (1) month.
5. The balance of Centurions are nominated and elected each month by the Military Assembly after rota appointments.
6. Tribunes and Centurions may serve multiple terms.
7. A Tribune may not hold an Executive position in a nation.
8. Should a vacancy arise, then a replacement must be assigned within 48 hours by the rota nation or Military Assembly, appointment dependant. The replacement will serve until the end of the current term.
9. Should there be too few candidates presented, or 48-hours passes in the case of a vacancy, then the Council may fill any vacancies.

Article VII - Alliance Task Force (Optional)

1. Once-off 40G/founders (or MU donation) to establish an ATF Military Unit under command of a Tribune called the Iron Butterflies.
2. A voluntary unit of tanks in each division to turn critical battles for the Alliance.
3. They will follow Alliance orders first for these food fights.
4. Each country dedicates soldiers to the join the unit who are fully equipped for at least 120 fights per day and 200 CC for moving.
5. The number of soldiers committed is a minimum of 1 soldier per 200 citizens.
6. The Alliance Task Force will internally organise to maximise coverage over multiple time-zones. The goal is 24-hour coverage.
7. The ATF will be based in a location with the most weapons resources, most MPPs, and lowest deployment costs.

Article VII - Determining War Priority

Realising that all wars are important to the people involved, and that some conflicts have equal importance, we have a guideline to priorities. However, orders and campaign priorities are ultimately up to the Triumvirate once all strategic factors are considered.

1. Ensure an election.
2. Maintain national territorial integrity.
3. Guard against unauthorised resistance wars.
4. Defend a victim of a Natural Enemy declaration.
5. Harass common enemies.

Article VIII – Alliance Conduct

1. Where financially possible each Member should have an in-game MPP with every member of the alliance to ensure they can assist where possible.
2. Each member nation will follow and set their Campaign of the Day and Department of Defence Orders to that of the alliance before their own nations personal needs.
3. No nation will extended wipe or deny congress to a nation who desires peace.
4. All regions in rental agreements are not deemed home regions when considering military priorities unless the Triumvirate determine that they have implicit strategic value to the Alliance.
5. No member may declare another member Natural Enemy without that nation’s consent and notification to the Triumvirate or Alliance Assembly.
6. No member may occupy another member’s core regions without consent. All traded regions require a rental agreement with an exit clause and a penalty clause enforced by the Alliance.
7. No member may occupy any regions of a non-member that borders another member without the consent of that member. All traded regions require a rental agreement with an exit clause and a penalty clause enforced by the Alliance; co-signed by all bordering Alliance members.

Article IX – Membership

1. Any nation not in an alliance may apply for membership to the Alliance.
2. The applicant nation must make a submission to a Consul to apply for membership.
3. The Consul will submit the application to the Alliance Assembly for discussion.
4. The Alliance Assembly has up to one (1) month to discuss a membership application and vote on it.
5. The applicant may be asked to present a case for membership to the Alliance Assembly.
6. Trial Membership requires a 75% majority vote by the Alliance Assembly. If granted, a period of 1 - 3 months #Trial Membership is set during which the applicant is evaluated. An in-game invitation to membership to the Alliance will be started.
7. A discussion is opened when the Trial Membership begins and closed when it ends and taken to vote.
8. Full Membership requires a 75% majority vote by the Alliance Assembly and 75% ratification by referendum or Congress in the applicant nation.
9. Applicant nations who fail to get trial membership or full membership may not apply again for one (1) month.

Article X - Member Agreement

All members agree to the Alliance Charter and Alliance Resolutions holding supremacy over their national constitutions or regulations, and are bound to uphold them. The Rotation of positions by Nations will be held on the Rotational List.

Article XI - Amendments

All Members may propose amendments to any part of this Charter or Resolutions by proposing changes to the Alliance Assembly. Amendments are binding once adopted.

Article XII - Members

Nation	Ratification Date	President	Ratification Article
Australia	2013/03/18	DraimAlexander
South Africa	2013/03/18	Grimstone